Samsara, the Penitent Lotus

Basic Info

Name: Samsara
Title: The Penitent Lotus
Age: Unknown. Suspected to be as old, or older than Creation itself.
Type: Unknown.
Concept: Elite Fiend.
Motivation: Unclear.
Political Affiliation: The Hallowed Order of the Grass Spiders
Likes: Metaphysics, Essence Weaving, Geomancy, Astronomy, Darkness, Calibration, Eerie Silence, Fog.
Dislikes: Bad Plans, Poorly Thought Out Decisions, Bright Sunlight, Uneducated People.

Background

Samsara, The Penitent Lotus is the least publicly visible of The Three Elite Fiends, and the most or least enigmatic of the trio (depending on who you ask). When members of The Grass Spider's discuss Samsara they are more likely to talk about what is known than what isn't. Hashing through everything The Made Members don't know would simply be too time consuming. What is known is that Samsara is easily they least visible of The Three Fiends, both within the Order and outside of it. Of the Three she commissions the fewest number of missions from clients, and spends little time grooming the Membership of The Order. She is seemingly the only female within the Fiends, or at the very least referring to her in that manner does not elicit a negative response. And her Metaphysical expertise is clearly unrivaled within The Order, including the other Fiends. Beyond that it is mostly speculation.

Of all of the Three Fiends, Samsara is generally regarded as seeming the most distant from humanity. Though her physical form doesn't vary as wildly as that of Nazareth, her frame of mind is routinely different from a being who has ever truly contemplated mortality. It is not to say that she is necessarily colder, or harsher than the other Fiends, though that is often the case; but more that her thought process is that of a truly ageless being. Naturally that has led to some wild speculation over the centuries to her true identity. There is no prevailing theory, however there are several lines of thought that wax and wane in popularity.

Among the younger members and associates it is popular to speculate that she is actually an ancient Sidereal Exalt under a powerful disguise or resplendent destiny, so powerful perhaps that she does not even know it herself. However, more senior members with a greater understanding of Yu-Shan are quite sure that is not the case. Taking it a step further leads one to the possibility that The Maiden of Endings herself may be guiding the most influential assassins guild in Creation. There is some logic in that, and it's surprisingly difficult to discredit outright, still it's hard to imagine one of the Celestial Incarna spending time on a small group of Terrestrial Exalts. Still, some make the connection to Heaven and theorize that she is perhaps Five Days Darkness, The Unconquered Suns shadow, in a different form. An ageless God of that level is not beyond the Realm of possibility, and her dislike of the Sun though not necessarily Celestial Exalts, lends credence to the theory. A lack of motivation in guiding The Grass Spiders is perhaps the best argument against it.

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